Meaning: "striking" means very noticeable or eye catching here.

Wrong options:

• stricking: It adds an extra "c". Check the letters: "striking". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• string: "string" is a close word, but it ends in "ng". The speaker says "striking", which ends in "king".

Correct answer: narrative

Explanation: Listen for "linear narrative structure". You need a word for a story or sequence.

Meaning: "narrative" means the story or way events are told.

Wrong options:

• narative: It leaves out the "r". Write "narrative". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• narration: "narration" is a close word, but it ends in "on". The speaker says "narrative", which ends in "ve".

Correct answer: collection

Explanation: On the recording you hear "as a collection of". You need a word for a group of items.

Meaning: "collection" means a group of similar things gathered together.

Wrong options:

• colection: It leaves out the "l". Write "collection". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• selection: Selection is a different idea, not the same as a gathered group.

Correct answer: anticipate

Explanation: Listen again to "might anticipate from". You need an action word that means expect.

Meaning: "anticipate" means to expect or think something will happen.

Wrong options:

• anticpate: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "anticipate". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: asserting

Explanation: Here you hear "while asserting Tuvaluan lives". The sentence needs a word ending in ing that shows action.

Meaning: "asserting" means stating or showing something strongly.

Wrong options:

• aserting: It leaves out the "s". Write "asserting". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• insisting: Insisting is a different word and changes the meaning here.

Correct answer: apprehend

Explanation: The speaker says "to apprehend such a". The sentence has a word meaning grasp or understand.

Meaning: "apprehend" means to understand or grasp an idea.

Wrong options:

• aprehend: It leaves out the "p". Check the letters: "apprehend". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• comprehend: Comprehend is a different word and not the exact one heard here.

Correct answer: tangled

Explanation: You hear "made of tangled relations". You need a describing word that means twisted together.

Meaning: "tangled" means twisted together and mixed up.

Wrong options:

• tangeled: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "tangled". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• entangled: Entangled is a different form and is not the word the speaker uses.